Thudfactor
@thudfactor.com
Full-time movie buff (https://www.filmhydra.com) with a web development day job (https://www.thudfactor.com). Optimized for Netscape Navigator.
I just realzed that 2026 is FilmHydra's 10-year anniversary. Last year I did practically nothing on the site, it would be nice to pick the pace up a little bit.
To break the silence I wrote about "The Sand."
filmhydra.com/movies/2010/...
To break the silence I wrote about "The Sand."
filmhydra.com/movies/2010/...
FilmHydra: The Sand (2015) ☀️☀️☀️
A childhood game becomes deadly serious when the beach becomes home to an invisible predator.
filmhydra.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I just realzed that 2026 is FilmHydra's 10-year anniversary. Last year I did practically nothing on the site, it would be nice to pick the pace up a little bit.
To break the silence I wrote about "The Sand."
filmhydra.com/movies/2010/...
To break the silence I wrote about "The Sand."
filmhydra.com/movies/2010/...
"The Sand" is a 2015 horror movie that asks the question: what if we adapt a public domain children’s game to the big screen?
filmhydra.com/movies/2010/...
#movies #horror
filmhydra.com/movies/2010/...
#movies #horror
FilmHydra: The Sand (2019) ☀️☀️☀️
A childhood game becomes deadly serious when the beach becomes home to an invisible predator.
filmhydra.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"The Sand" is a 2015 horror movie that asks the question: what if we adapt a public domain children’s game to the big screen?
filmhydra.com/movies/2010/...
#movies #horror
filmhydra.com/movies/2010/...
#movies #horror
The “gun control for you but not for me” routine is pretty dang old.
www.history.com/articles/bla...
www.history.com/articles/bla...
The NRA Supported Gun Control When the Black Panthers Had the Weapons | HISTORY
Back in the 1960s, even the NRA supported gun control to disarm the group.
www.history.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The “gun control for you but not for me” routine is pretty dang old.
www.history.com/articles/bla...
www.history.com/articles/bla...
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The designer’s happy path is only a fraction of the real experience. On zeroheight’s blog, I share a practical checklist to design components that survive loading, error, empty and offline states, real content, and diverse users.
Less Figma fantasy. More reality!
Less Figma fantasy. More reality!
Designing beyond the happy path in design systems - zeroheight
Design resilient design systems: in this checklist, Stéphanie Walter covers technical states, layouts, inclusive interactions, user preferences, and more.
zeroheight.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:40 AM
The designer’s happy path is only a fraction of the real experience. On zeroheight’s blog, I share a practical checklist to design components that survive loading, error, empty and offline states, real content, and diverse users.
Less Figma fantasy. More reality!
Less Figma fantasy. More reality!
If I don’t know you from adam and I follow a link to your blog and am greeted with “for paid subscribers only,” guess what I’m not going to become.
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 AM
If I don’t know you from adam and I follow a link to your blog and am greeted with “for paid subscribers only,” guess what I’m not going to become.
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We need everyone we can get in this fight against a fascist takeover.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We need everyone we can get in this fight against a fascist takeover.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
No doubt if Trump fires Noem he will try to distance himself from her and Bovino, claim they went loose-cannon on him. But *he* was the won who appointed someone who bragged about executing a puppy. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/a...
Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book
South Dakota governor includes bloody tale in campaign volume – and admits ‘a better politician … wouldn’t tell the story here’
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 AM
No doubt if Trump fires Noem he will try to distance himself from her and Bovino, claim they went loose-cannon on him. But *he* was the won who appointed someone who bragged about executing a puppy. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/a...
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Greg Bovino getting his Minneapolis performance review.
January 27, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Greg Bovino getting his Minneapolis performance review.
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"abolish ICE" is the moderate position among the primary electorate at this point and the sooner Dems realize that the better off they'll be
January 26, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"abolish ICE" is the moderate position among the primary electorate at this point and the sooner Dems realize that the better off they'll be
“Threatens the integrity of…“
lol
lol
Trump officials have called the victim a "domestic terrorist." State officials warn such unfounded accusations threaten the integrity of the federal investigation.
Videos and eyewitnesses refute federal account of Minneapolis shooting
Trump officials have called the victim a "domestic terrorist." State officials warn such unfounded accusations threaten the integrity of the federal investigation.
n.pr
January 25, 2026 at 9:09 PM
“Threatens the integrity of…“
lol
lol
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I'm a little frustrated with the complaints from people that this storm was over-hyped in some areas.
This storm was constantly changing from the start, and for some of us, the below-freezing temps are going to make it worse.
Better to be prepared than not.
Thank you meteorologists!
This storm was constantly changing from the start, and for some of us, the below-freezing temps are going to make it worse.
Better to be prepared than not.
Thank you meteorologists!
January 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I'm a little frustrated with the complaints from people that this storm was over-hyped in some areas.
This storm was constantly changing from the start, and for some of us, the below-freezing temps are going to make it worse.
Better to be prepared than not.
Thank you meteorologists!
This storm was constantly changing from the start, and for some of us, the below-freezing temps are going to make it worse.
Better to be prepared than not.
Thank you meteorologists!
I’m not telling anyone how to use social media, but I find *my* timeline is improved by blocking everyone who reflexively responds to US Politics news by saying there will be no midterms.
January 25, 2026 at 11:11 AM
I’m not telling anyone how to use social media, but I find *my* timeline is improved by blocking everyone who reflexively responds to US Politics news by saying there will be no midterms.
Yeah, I think that’s what we’re worried about.
January 25, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Yeah, I think that’s what we’re worried about.
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The Trump/ICE method is akin to stochastic terrorism. You flood a city with untrained hotheads. You pump them up with white nationalist propaganda and tell them to escalate and kick ass. You also make clear you'll shield them from any legal accountability. You don't know specifically who is going...
January 25, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The Trump/ICE method is akin to stochastic terrorism. You flood a city with untrained hotheads. You pump them up with white nationalist propaganda and tell them to escalate and kick ass. You also make clear you'll shield them from any legal accountability. You don't know specifically who is going...
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An encounter with white separatists decades ago led to new deadly force policies for some federal law enforcement. Minneapolis is raising questions about whether it's again time to revisit the issue.
A deadly standoff in 1992 changed federal use-of-force rules. Here's why it matters
An encounter with white separatists decades ago led to new deadly force policies for some federal law enforcement. Minneapolis is raising questions about whether it's again time to revisit the issue.
n.pr
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
An encounter with white separatists decades ago led to new deadly force policies for some federal law enforcement. Minneapolis is raising questions about whether it's again time to revisit the issue.
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Be safe out there! On Saturday, limit your travel beginning in the afternoon. Stay off the roads on Sunday. And don't forget that conditions and temperatures on Monday will still be dangerous!
We will continue to post information on social media but also be sure to visit montva.com for updates.
We will continue to post information on social media but also be sure to visit montva.com for updates.
January 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Be safe out there! On Saturday, limit your travel beginning in the afternoon. Stay off the roads on Sunday. And don't forget that conditions and temperatures on Monday will still be dangerous!
We will continue to post information on social media but also be sure to visit montva.com for updates.
We will continue to post information on social media but also be sure to visit montva.com for updates.
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It's time for 10 new lyrics to identify over at the Film Optimist blog, which is definitely a thing and you should definitely check it out! #blog #music
Ti-ti-ti La So Fa, Mi-mi-mi-mi re do
Last week's Friday 10 -- well, really the Friday 10 from two weeks ago -- has had its answers posted! And, of course, you can also hear the answers in this handy YouTube playlist of all 11 songs (incl...
filmoptimist.blog
January 23, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I, a 51-year-old who has owned every Nintendo and Playstation console as they came out, have finally earned a platinum trophy on a game. (It is Fallout 4.)
January 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I, a 51-year-old who has owned every Nintendo and Playstation console as they came out, have finally earned a platinum trophy on a game. (It is Fallout 4.)
I should have probably spent this time preparing for the MEGASTORM but instead, here's a new ten lyrics to identify!
Last week, we had seven out of ten.
This week, we have a guest set from @frodsan.bsky.social !
thudfactor.com/lyrics/frida...
#blog #music
Last week, we had seven out of ten.
This week, we have a guest set from @frodsan.bsky.social !
thudfactor.com/lyrics/frida...
#blog #music
Friday 10: Collaborate and Listen
Will it ever stop? Yo, I don’t know.
thudfactor.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I should have probably spent this time preparing for the MEGASTORM but instead, here's a new ten lyrics to identify!
Last week, we had seven out of ten.
This week, we have a guest set from @frodsan.bsky.social !
thudfactor.com/lyrics/frida...
#blog #music
Last week, we had seven out of ten.
This week, we have a guest set from @frodsan.bsky.social !
thudfactor.com/lyrics/frida...
#blog #music
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Social media is near its worst when legit snow/ice comes to the southern part of the US and a rando swath of people spend the week chastising complete strangers because of .. an uncontrolable weather event?
January 22, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Social media is near its worst when legit snow/ice comes to the southern part of the US and a rando swath of people spend the week chastising complete strangers because of .. an uncontrolable weather event?
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All right, so @thudfactor.com is never allowed to leave the country again. He was gone for a couple of weeks and I completely neglected to update my Friday 10! But that means you have more time before tomorrow to identify the five lyrics that have gone unidentified so far.
This Waiting ‘Round is Killing Me
At long last, the answers for last week's Friday 10 have been posted -- both on the original post, and in a handy YouTube playlist! Among the songs was "There She Goes," made popular in the US by Chri...
filmoptimist.blog
January 22, 2026 at 4:48 PM
All right, so @thudfactor.com is never allowed to leave the country again. He was gone for a couple of weeks and I completely neglected to update my Friday 10! But that means you have more time before tomorrow to identify the five lyrics that have gone unidentified so far.
The classic Monkees tune "Mary, Mary" was recorded *first* by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, then by the Monkees. Michael Nesmith wrote the song, but was not credited on the Butterfield album.
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The classic Monkees tune "Mary, Mary" was recorded *first* by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, then by the Monkees. Michael Nesmith wrote the song, but was not credited on the Butterfield album.
My Friday 10 song lyric game from last week still has _six_ songs unidentified, possibly because three were mainstream *rap* hits. In a bid to get more answers, I've expanded the lyrics, added a release year, and provided a hint. Take another look:
thudfactor.com/lyrics/frida...
#blog #music
thudfactor.com/lyrics/frida...
#blog #music
Friday 10: Going up or going down?
Life can be such a pain in the butt
thudfactor.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
My Friday 10 song lyric game from last week still has _six_ songs unidentified, possibly because three were mainstream *rap* hits. In a bid to get more answers, I've expanded the lyrics, added a release year, and provided a hint. Take another look:
thudfactor.com/lyrics/frida...
#blog #music
thudfactor.com/lyrics/frida...
#blog #music
You know how after the new year you're always putting the wrong year down?
Just now I wrote "1996" on a form for the vet.
Just now I wrote "1996" on a form for the vet.
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 AM
You know how after the new year you're always putting the wrong year down?
Just now I wrote "1996" on a form for the vet.
Just now I wrote "1996" on a form for the vet.
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‘Micro-resort’ will bring glamping to a quiet corner of Pittsylvania County
‘Micro-resort’ will bring glamping to a quiet corner of Pittsylvania County
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Echo Valley will sit on land that has been in the James family for over 130 years. The owners expect it to open this spring.
The post ‘Micro-resort’ will bring glamping to a quiet corner of Pittsylvania County appeared first on Cardinal News.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
‘Micro-resort’ will bring glamping to a quiet corner of Pittsylvania County